Illegal Contact

Definition

Making significant contact with a receiver after the receiver has advanced five yards beyond the line of scrimmage. Exceptions: The illegal contact is called only if the quarterback is still in pocket and the ball is still in his hands.

Outcome

5 yards, automatic first down

2011 Stats

Penalty Log

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Against	Beneficiary	Date	Player	Pos	Ref Crew	Week	Quarter	Time	Down	Distance	Yardage	Declined	Offsetting	Home	Phase
Houston	Indianapolis	09/11/11	K.Jackson	CB	Walt Coleman	1	3	07:08	2	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Detroit	09/11/11	A.Talib	CB	Walt Anderson	1	3	11:25	3	5	4	No	No	Yes	Defense
Philadelphia	St. Louis	09/11/11	A.Samuel	CB	Gene Steratore	1	2	12:59	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
St. Louis	Philadelphia	09/11/11	Q.Mikell	SS	Gene Steratore	1	3	06:45	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Philadelphia	09/11/11	R.Bartell	CB	Gene Steratore	1	3	01:09	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Carolina	Arizona	09/11/11	T.Davis	OLB	Carl Cheffers	1	3	04:34	3	11	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	San Diego	09/11/11	C.Cook	CB	Terry McAulay	1	2	00:16	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
New England	Miami	09/12/11	R.Dowling	DB	Pete Morelli	1	3	05:03	2	14	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Denver	09/12/11	C.Johnson	CB	Jerome Boger	1	2	05:26	2	23	5	No	No	No	Defense
Detroit	Kansas City	09/18/11	E.Wright	DB	Tony Corrente	2	3	07:28	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Buffalo	09/18/11	R.McClain	MLB	Mike Carey	2	3	00:12	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Oakland	09/18/11	G.Wilson	SS	Mike Carey	2	4	04:35	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Jacksonville	N.Y. Jets	09/18/11	D.Landry	SS	Scott Green	2	3	06:53	3	4	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Indianapolis	09/18/11	J.Haden	DB	Gene Steratore	2	1	12:30	3	2	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Washington	09/18/11	A.Wilson	SS	Pete Morelli	2	1	01:58	2	18	5	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Washington	09/18/11	A.Wilson	SS	Pete Morelli	2	3	02:25	2	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Carolina	09/18/11	C.Woodson	FS	Al Riveron	2	1	12:32	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Diego	New England	09/18/11	T.Spikes	ILB	Walt Anderson	2	2	14:26	2	7	4	No	No	No	Defense
New England	Buffalo	09/25/11	L.Bodden	DB	Carl Cheffers	3	4	11:25	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Kansas City	09/25/11	A.Cason	CB	Walt Coleman	3	3	03:47	3	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Arizona	09/25/11	B.Browner	DB	Al Riveron	3	1	10:17	2	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Pittsburgh	10/02/11	Unnamed		Clete Blakeman	4	1	01:49	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Minnesota	Kansas City	10/02/11	C.Griffin	CB	Bill Leavy	4	4	14:01	2	3	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Atlanta	Seattle	10/02/11	B.Grimes	CB	Walt Anderson	4	2	13:14	2	13	5	No	No	No	Defense
Denver	Green Bay	10/02/11	W.Woodyard	ILB	Scott Green	4	1	03:55	3	4	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Oakland	New England	10/02/11	C.Chekwa	DB	Tony Corrente	4	2	09:40	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Pittsburgh	Tennessee	10/09/11	J.Farrior	ILB	Walt Anderson	5	1	09:52	3	12	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Oakland	10/09/11	J.Allen	DB	Pete Morelli	5	3	09:34	3	14	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	San Francisco	10/09/11	A.Talib	CB	Terry McAulay	5	3	11:46	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	10/09/11	K.Wilson	DB	Jerome Boger	5	2	12:59	3	5	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	10/09/11	D.Revis	DB	Jerome Boger	5	2	02:26	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Washington	Philadelphia	10/16/11	J.Wilson	DB	Bill Leavy	6	2	05:06	3	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Green Bay	10/16/11	J.King	DB	Ed Hochuli	6	2	06:01	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Chicago	Minnesota	10/16/11	C.Tillman	DB	Walt Anderson	6	2	15:00	3	3	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	10/17/11	V.Davis	CB	Tony Corrente	6	3	07:56	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Pittsburgh	Arizona	10/23/11	I.Taylor	CB	John Parry	7	2	04:04	3	8	5	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Baltimore	10/30/11	P.Peterson	CB	Jeff Triplette	8	2	01:38	3	6	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	Cincinnati	10/30/11	R.Sherman	CB	Tony Corrente	8	4	07:14	2	8	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Washington	San Francisco	11/06/11	Unnamed		Gene Steratore	9	2	01:09	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Cincinnati	11/06/11	G.McRath	LB	Jeff Triplette	9	2	03:58	3	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
St. Louis	Arizona	11/06/11	J.Gordy	DB	Ron Winter	9	4	06:12	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	Carolina	11/13/11	A.Ayers	LB	Walt Coleman	10	1	12:00	2	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
Carolina	Tennessee	11/13/11	C.Gamble	CB	Walt Coleman	10	1	01:58	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Atlanta	New Orleans	11/13/11	D.Robinson	CB	Terry McAulay	10	4	10:17	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Cleveland	St. Louis	11/13/11	S.Fujita	OLB	Clete Blakeman	10	1	02:50	2	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Baltimore	11/13/11	R.Lewis	DB	Scott Green	10	4	07:20	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	N.Y. Giants	11/13/11	T.Brown	DB	Tony Corrente	10	4	10:47	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	New England	11/13/11	J.Leonhard	FS	Gene Steratore	10	3	10:48	3	11	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	N.Y. Jets	11/17/11	A.Goodman	CB	Bill Leavy	11	3	13:15	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Minnesota	11/20/11	R.McClain	MLB	Jerome Boger	11	4	10:28	1	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
Minnesota	Oakland	11/20/11	C.Griffin	CB	Jerome Boger	11	4	04:15	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Atlanta	11/20/11	C.Finnegan	CB	John Parry	11	3	13:50	3	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	Miami	11/20/11	K.Sheppard	MLB	Walt Coleman	11	1	09:27	2	7	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Cleveland	Jacksonville	11/20/11	J.Haden	DB	Terry McAulay	11	1	02:26	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Carolina	11/20/11	E.Wright	DB	Gene Steratore	11	1	00:40	2	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Carolina	11/20/11	E.Wright	DB	Gene Steratore	11	2	02:00	3	5	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Green Bay	11/20/11	E.Biggers	DB	Al Riveron	11	4	10:24	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Green Bay	Tampa Bay	11/20/11	S.Shields	CB	Al Riveron	11	4	04:38	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	St. Louis	11/20/11	K.Chancellor	DB	Carl Cheffers	11	2	03:53	2	9	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Seattle	St. Louis	11/20/11	B.Browner	DB	Carl Cheffers	11	3	08:35	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Dallas	Miami	11/24/11	A.Elam	FS	Pete Morelli	12	4	12:41	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New England	Philadelphia	11/27/11	P.Adams	DB	Jerome Boger	12	4	08:03	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Diego	Denver	11/27/11	Q.Jammer	CB	Jeff Triplette	12	2	01:07	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Denver	San Diego	11/27/11	W.Woodyard	ILB	Jeff Triplette	12	3	12:00	3	11	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Kansas City	Pittsburgh	11/27/11	B.Flowers	CB	Ed Hochuli	12	2	13:22	1	15	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	Philadelphia	12/01/11	B.Browner	DB	Pete Morelli	13	4	06:10	2	17	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Jets	Washington	12/04/11	D.Strickland	DB	John Parry	13	2	08:48	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Oakland	Miami	12/04/11	L.Sheppard	CB	Mike Carey	13	1	05:07	3	7	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	Oakland	12/04/11	K.Burnett	OLB	Mike Carey	13	2	13:49	3	29	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
New Orleans	Detroit	12/04/11	J.Greer	CB	Clete Blakeman	13	3	02:20	3	14	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Carolina	12/04/11	R.Barber	FS	Gene Steratore	13	2	09:38	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Green Bay	N.Y. Giants	12/04/11	C.Woodson	FS	Jeff Triplette	13	2	14:50	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Green Bay	12/04/11	J.Williams	OLB	Jeff Triplette	13	4	09:58	3	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Arizona	Dallas	12/04/11	A.Wilson	SS	Walt Coleman	13	4	12:10	2	4	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Houston	Cincinnati	12/11/11	J.Allen	DB	Ed Hochuli	14	4	03:57	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
Tennessee	New Orleans	12/11/11	C.Hope	DB	Mike Carey	14	2	05:28	3	4	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
N.Y. Giants	Dallas	12/11/11	J.Williams	OLB	Scott Green	14	2	06:36	2	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Seattle	St. Louis	12/12/11	R.Sherman	CB	Bill Leavy	14	3	04:24	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Seattle	St. Louis	12/12/11	R.Sherman	CB	Bill Leavy	14	4	07:19	2	3	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tampa Bay	Dallas	12/17/11	E.Biggers	DB	Terry McAulay	15	4	12:54	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Indianapolis	Tennessee	12/18/11	K.Thomas	DB	Pete Morelli	15	3	08:18	3	16	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Detroit	Oakland	12/18/11	C.Houston	CB	Bill Leavy	15	1	06:58	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
San Francisco	Pittsburgh	12/19/11	Unnamed		Walt Coleman	15	2	08:19	2	25	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
San Francisco	Pittsburgh	12/19/11	C.Culliver	DB	Walt Coleman	15	4	04:07	3	11	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Oakland	Kansas City	12/24/11	L.Sheppard	CB	Mike Carey	16	3	08:52	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Miami	N.Y. Jets	01/01/12	V.Davis	CB	Jerome Boger	17	4	06:31	1	10	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Buffalo	New England	01/01/12	D.Searcy	DB	Bill Leavy	17	1	05:14	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Buffalo	New England	01/01/12	K.Morrison	LB	Bill Leavy	17	3	02:47	3	15	5	No	No	No	Defense
Cincinnati	Baltimore	01/01/12	R.Maualuga	MLB	Tony Corrente	17	2	01:12	2	9	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Tennessee	Houston	01/01/12	J.McCourty	CB	Ron Winter	17	4	04:31	1	10	0	Yes	No	No	Defense
Denver	Kansas City	01/01/12	C.Bailey	CB	Pete Morelli	17	1	13:03	1	10	0	Yes	No	Yes	Defense
Kansas City	Denver	01/01/12	S.Piscitelli	SS	Pete Morelli	17	4	03:59	1	10	5	No	No	No	Defense
Arizona	Seattle	01/01/12	M.Adams	DB	Gene Steratore	17	2	11:20	2	6	5	No	No	Yes	Defense
Baltimore	New England	01/22/12	L.Webb	FS	Al Riveron	Conference Championships	1	07:54	2	9	5	No	No	No	Defense
N.Y. Giants	San Francisco	01/22/12	A.Ross	DB	Ed Hochuli	Conference Championships	3	11:45	3	19	5	No	No	No	Defense
Totals							2.56		2.01	9.89	348	25	0	49